本书源于作者在特殊时期援疆的切身经历，源于对新疆这片热土“温暖而伤感”的真实情怀，讲述的是作者自己亲身体验的西域风土人情，以及援疆结束后不断结交的各界、各民族的新疆朋友，相互真诚交往，为了共同精神家园的社会稳定和长治久安，共同追梦的真实故事。
书中记录的南疆特有的风土人情可读性很强；这也是一本讲好新疆故事的书。援疆干部陈锐军对这片土地的浓郁情感，让他把新疆当作自己的第二故乡，在不遗余力推广介绍新疆的同时他结识了他的新疆朋友，在共同追梦中祈愿新疆更美好。

Foreword
Unity Tops All in Our Homeland
Preface
I Have an Appointment with Xinjiang
Random Notes on Southern Xinjiang
Four Tests to Pass
Euphrates Poplars
Hotan Jade
Centenarians in Hotan
Going to the Bazaar
Stories on the Ranches
Greedy"Bees"Feasting on Mutton
Angels in Kashi
Long Corridors of Grapes
Sincerity Brings True Love
Akebail Mijieti:Chen Ruijun,a Man of Love
Hong Qi:Sincerity Brings True Love
Rui Wenbin:A Ready Response to the Current Times
Kerman:Singing for Xinjiang
Alim:Dream of a Hotel Receptionist
Kerem:Love Sustains Peace
Abu:I'm from Xinjiang
Dong Qi:Stamp Designer from Xinjiang
Guo Yiwen:Poetry Expresses My Love for Xinjiang
Gai Li:10 Years
In Pursuit of Dreams
Guardian of Water in the Desert
A Relay of Love Helps Realize a Dream
Looking for Aynurgul
Aynurgul:My Stories with Uncle Chen,My Adoptive Dad
Epilogue